Packing for stuffing boxes



June 1, 1948. E. a. HEATHCOTT 8 PACKING FOR STUFFING BOXES Filed July 13, 1945 Patented June 1, 1948 PAUKIN? FOR STUFFING BOXES 1 E. B. Heathcott, Houston, Tex asslgnor to Universal Pac king a Gasket Company, Houston,-

Ten, a corporation of Texas 1 Application July 13, 1945, Serial No. 604,843

1 Claim.

, .This invention relates to an improvement in ipackings.

This invention relates to a packing which may be fitted around a tube orshaft passing throughv a wall, and which is fitted tightly around the tube or shaft within a. conventional stumng box which may be made integral with the wall surrounding the opening therein so that no leakage between the wall and the tube orshaft can occur. The form taken by the packing-rings adapted to be interposed between the internal periphery of the stumng box and the periphery of the tube or shaft is preferably substantially V-shaped in cross-section, so that the packing-rings may fit tightly within the stumng box and around the shaft or tube and yet of such a structure that 2 bear against the internal periphery of the stuffing box 2, and so that their inner extremities bear against the periphery of the shaft or tube 6.

Preferably the first ring l0, which is substantially the packing-rings will not be easily crushed by tightening of the gland.

An object of the invention is to provide a packing which will properly seal the space between a tube or shaft passing through a stumng box in a wall.

A further object is to provide packing-rings made substantially i-shaped in cross-section,

which rings may be positioned between the inter- I nai periphery of a stuifing box and the periphery of a shaft or tube passing through the stumng boa...

A still further object of the invention is to provide packing-rings which are substantially s -shaped in cross-section, and which rings may he placed between the internal periphery of a stufdng box and the periphery of a tube or shaft passing through the stuiilng box, and which rings may not be collapsed by pres-sure oi fluid attempting to pass outwardly along the shaft or tube.

Other obiects and advantages will become apparent from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, wherein certain embodiments are set forth by way of illustration and example, but not by way of limitation.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a vertical cross-section through a stufiing box made integral with a wall or the like, and having packing-rings constructed in accordance with this invention in place therein; and

Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section through a plurality of modified rings, partly broken away.

The stutfing box 2 is made integral with a wall 3 through which a shaft (or tube) ii is adapted to pass.

Within the stumng box 2, V-shaped lip-type packing-rings are placed, which rings are shaped and proportioned so that their outer extremities triangular in cross-section and bears on its external periphery against the internal periphery of the stuffing box 2, and on its internal periphery against the periphery of the shaft or tube 6, is provided with one flat face, which will fit tightly against the bottom of the stuffing box 2. The other face of the ring I0 is provided with a V- shaped annular ridge or projection having a fiat radial apex H. The next succeeding rings I2, the inner and outer edges of which are adapted to 'bear against the periphery of the shaft 6 and the internal periphery of the stuffing box 2, respectively, are substantially V-shaped in cross section with their inner and outer edges of less axial thickness than their central portions, and with their central portions formed with fiat radial parallel surfaces l3 lying in parallel planes transverse to the ring axis, for hearing engagement with corresponding parts of the next adjacent rings, as shown in Fig. l. W hen positioned within the stufing box 2 and around the pipe 5, the

apex of each l-shaped ring 1'2 is positioned substantially in alignment with the apex of and in engagement with the bottom of the groove or hollow of the next succeeding ring i2, while the lip portions of successive rings are spaced from each other. The surfaces of the lip portions or arms of the V, when viewed in cross section, are formed along straight lines converging from the thickened central or apex portion of the ring providing thin edge portions at the extremities of the lip portions. The surfaces of the lip portions, on the hollow side of the ring, terminate at their juncture with the lip extremities in sharp feather edges.

After a plurality of rings l2 have been positioned around the periphery of the pipe 6 within the stuffing box 2, a ring l-t which has an annular groove with a flat bottom i 5 in one face and a substantially radial surface on its other face is positioned so that such flat bottom l5 contacts the corresponding bearing surface of the apex of the ridge or projection on the next preceding V- shaped ring l2, and is substantially in alignment with the apices of the preceding V-shaped rings 82. After the aforementioned rings have been positioned within the stufiing box 2 and surrounding the shaft 5, a suitable gland ring I6 is placed in contact with the base or fiat side of the ring it and is forced toward the interior of the stuffing box 2 by means of conventional studs It, to secure the packing rings firmly in place. The stack of the annular space to be packed, known as the packing dimension. This permits packing of several rings within a short stufling'box or the like. i

with this construction, the plurality of packing-rings will be positioned as described above, so that the internal lips of the rings l0, l2 and II will be in contact with the periphery of the shaft 8, and the external lips of the rings l0, l2 and M will contact the internal periphery'of the stuffing box 2. By tightening the studs I8, the gland ring It may be drawn tightly against the ring ll which in turn would bring pressure to bear against the next preceding V-shaped ring l2. Each adjacent V-shaped ring I2 will bear against the gland positioned around a shaft '0, it will be understood that the element 6 could equally well be a tube around the external periphery of which no leakage would be permitted, and the term shaft as herein used is not intended to exclude a tubular member.

I Having described my invention, Iclaim:

A packing ring comprising a web of resilient material substantially V-shaped in cross section to permit stacking of a plurality of said rings when used and having a central apex portion substantially thicker than the lip portions and thin edge portions at the extremities of the lip portions. the packing dimension of the ring being greater than its stack height, the central thickened portion having faces lying in parallel planes transverse to the ring axis to provide wide bearing zone of the center portion of its mating central annular seat surfaces between ad- 'lacent rings, for transmitting axial forces between rings without distorting the lip portions thereof in operation, the surfaces of the said lip portions,

. viewed in cross-section, converging along straight It will be understood that by the use of V- shaped packing-rings, the greater the pressure diiferential sealed against, the more tightly the lines from the thickened central portion, the surfaces of the lip portions on the hollow side of the V terminating in feather edges at their junctures with the lip extremities whereby upon installationspaces are provided between edge portions of adjacentrings from the thickened portion to the lip edges, said spaces adapted to accommodate lubricant and serve as pressure chambers.

E. B. HEATHCO'IT.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the edges of the pa king-rings will bexforced agains file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,035,279 Walker Aug. 13, 1912 1,246,089 Greenoe Nov. 13, 1917 2,284,340 Nuckles May 26, 1942 2,420,929 v Buffingtonet a1. May 20, 1947 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date Germany 1930 

